Roman law

Roman Law is the legal system of ancient Rome. The development of Roman law covers more than a thousand years from the law of the twelve tables (from 449 BC) to the codification of Emperor Justinian I (around 530). Roman law as preserved in Justinian's codes became the basis of legal practice in the Byzantine Empire and—later— in continental Western Europe

Peoples rights (Status); capacity to have rights and obligations

Main article: Status in Roman legal system

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To describe person's position in legal system, Romans mostly used the expression status. The individual could have been Roman citizen (status civitatis) unlike foreigners, or he could have been free (status libertatis) unlike slaves, or he could have had certain position in Roman family (status familiae) either as head of the family (pater familias), or some lower member.

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